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10-539: The South African National Civics Organisation or South African National Civic Organisation ( SANCO ) is an umbrella political organisation in South Africa. It was founded in March 1992 to coordinate among existing civic organisations , which had been central in the latter phases of the struggle against apartheid . At its founding conference, 2,000 organisations were represented. In practice, affiliate organisations retained
20-588: A great deal of autonomy. Primarily aligned to the African National Congress (ANC), SANCO played a high profile role in Track II initiatives during the negotiations to end apartheid , particularly with respect to the transformation of local government in South Africa. Although relations with the ANC were sometimes strained, the two organisations were close enough that until 2002 SANCO was commonly referred to as
30-535: Is different from Wikidata Articles that may contain original research from February 2015 All articles that may contain original research Software in the Public Interest SPI was originally created to allow the Debian Project to accept donations. It now acts as a fiscal sponsor to many free and open source projects. SPI has hosted Wikimedia Foundation board elections and audited
40-468: The "plus one" of the ANC's Tripartite Alliance , a term later avoided because civic activists felt it devalued SANCO. By 2001, it claimed to have over 4,000 local branches. In 2020, a breakaway group was formed under the name Independent South African National Civic Organisation (ISANCO); it held its inaugural conference in 2021 and contested as a registered political party in the 2021 municipal elections . Umbrella organization From Misplaced Pages,
50-1721: The Arts and Humanities United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Global [ edit ] International Co-operative Alliance International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements Girls on the Run United Nations umbrella organizations See also [ edit ] Big tent Federation Supraorganization Umbrella brand Umbrella company Umbrella fund Umbrella school Umbrella term References [ edit ] ^ Legal, US. "Umbrella Organization Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc" . definitions.uslegal.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 . ^ Ortiz, Rosalba; Peris, Jordi (January 2021). "The Role of Farmers' Umbrella Organizations in Building Transformative Capacity around Grassroots Innovations in Rural Agri-Food Systems in Guatemala" . Sustainability . 14 (5): 2695. doi : 10.3390/su14052695 . hdl : 10251/199935 . ISSN 2071-1050 . ^ Melville, Rose (2010), "Umbrella Organizations" , in Anheier, Helmut K.; Toepler, Stefan (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society , New York, NY: Springer US, pp. 1577–1582, doi : 10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_628 , ISBN 978-0-387-93996-4 , retrieved 2024-04-28 ^ "Giles Coren Times article prompts Polish complaints to PCC" .
60-899: The Guardian . 2008-08-08 . Retrieved 2022-11-11 . ^ Business Solutions, WebCider. "buildingSMART, United Kingdom and Ireland" . www.ukbimalliance.org . {{ cite web }} : |last= has generic name ( help ) ^ "United Nations Umbrella Organizations" (PDF) . FSI Transition Center. 2017. External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] The dictionary definition of umbrella organization at Wiktionary Authority control databases : National [REDACTED] Germany Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Umbrella_organization&oldid=1239294731 " Categories : Supraorganizations Types of organization Hidden categories: CS1 errors: generic name Articles with short description Short description
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80-746: The claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( February 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) AFL–CIO and other national trade union centers DD172 Department of Public Safety European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy European Music Council European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF) Federation of Poles in Great Britain Federation of Student Islamic Societies Independent Sector National Retail Federation National Wrestling Alliance Open Source Geospatial Foundation Software in
90-477: The 💕 Group of industry-specific institutions For the fictional company set in the Resident Evil videogame series, see Umbrella Corporation . An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and identities to
100-443: The smaller organizations. In this kind of arrangement, it is sometimes responsible, to some degree, for the groups under its care. Umbrella organizations are prominent in cooperatives and in civil society, and can engage in advocacy or collective bargaining on behalf of their members. Examples [ edit ] [REDACTED] This section possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying
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